Cereal Box Book Report

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Students will select a realistic fiction chapter book from the school library or the classroom lib= rary. Over the next 2&= frac12; weeks, students will read their self-selected book and create a cereal box book report at home. (Mini= mal time will be given to this during school.) Students will decorate a real ce= real box with illustrations and information related to the book they read using = the directions below.

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FRONT OF BOX: Use a piece of white or l= ight colored paper to cover the front of your cereal box. (You will probably wan= t to create the cover before gluing it on your box.) Include the name of the cer= eal and a picture. Invent a name for the cereal that is related to the title of= the book and sounds like a cereal. Do not use the exact title of the book. Choo= se a shape for the cereal as well as colors and ingredients that all relate to t= he book. For example, for Harry Potter= and the Sorcerer's Stone, you might invent a cereal called Wizard Wands, a = toasted oat cereal in the shape of miniature lightning bolts.

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RIGHT SIDE: Make a list of ingredients that includes the story elements Characters and Setting. Under the heading "Ingredients," list the main characters and write a sentence about each one. Then describe the setting. You can use the template on the attach= ed sheet or cover the side with white or light colored paper and do it in your= own way. Just make sure you include the main characters and the setting.

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LEFT SIDE: Write a summary that describes the main problem and the solution of the book. Try to use words t= hat will “grab” readers’ attention and make them want to buy = your cereal. You can use the attached template or do this is your own way.<= /o:p>

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BACK OF BOX: Design a game that is bas= ed on the story. It can be a puzzle, a word search, a word scramble, a maze, a crossword puzzle, a hidden pictures illustration, or any other fun activity that might be found on the back of a cereal box. Make sure it includes information from the book.

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TOP OF BOX: Include the title, author, number of pages, and number of stars you would give this book if you were a book critic. The maximum number of stars would be 5. You can use the templa= te or create the top of the box yourself as long as you include all of the thi= ngs listed above.

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PRIZE: Cereal boxes often includ= e a prize. Your prize must be something the main character could have used in t= he book or something that reminds you of the main character. You can even incl= ude a picture of the prize on the front of your box to let the reader know what= is inside the box.

YOUR CEREAL BOX BOOK REPORT IS DUE AT SCHOOL ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16.=

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**If students need any gl= ue, scissors, markers, white paper, colored paper, or construction paper from school, they are more than welcome to borrow those materials upon request.<= o:p>